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Until the merger, PGA and LIV Golf fought over players, tournaments, golf courses and went to court. The world’s premier golfers faced a tough choice – deal with an autocratic PGA Tour setup or play in a league funded by a…

The takeovers of Manchester City and Newcastle United by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia respectively were facilitated by local social, economic and political conditions which made the clubs and their cities easy targets for…

Last Updated: March 31, 2023, 03:17 ISTThe new rules, approved by clubs, also mean a person or company subject to British government sanctions would be disqualified. (AP Photo)The new rules, approved by clubs, also mean a person or company…

Qatar's decision to launch itself into hosting the 2022 World Cup was a head-scratcher from the start. Why, some wondered, would a Middle Eastern emirate with fewer than 3 million people and little soccer tradition want…

Qatar's decision to launch itself into hosting the 2022 World Cup was a head-scratcher from the start. Why, some wondered, would a Middle Eastern kingdom with fewer than 3 million people and little soccer tradition want to host the sport's…

Qatar’s decision to launch itself into hosting the 2022 World Cup was a head-scratcher from the start. Why, some wondered, would a Middle Eastern kingdom with fewer than three million people and little soccer tradition want to host…

Bayern Munich fans hold up a banner, reading: 15,000 deaths for 5,760 minutes of football. Shame on you.Image: Jan Huebner/IMAGO"Hey Ostkurve (Hertha Berlin's main fan stand)," read a sign from Bayern Munich fans during Saturday's…

The FIFA World Cup is a stage for nations to display their unique brand of footballing ideology combining guile and craft with power and pace, all brought together in unison through simulated formations and tactics. This sanguine take on…

As the beautifully warm months begin and we move into the summer sports season, who knew that one of the most polarizing topics would be men's golf?Yes, one of the most elite, white-men's sports became a hotbed of political drama when the…

“Money!”Image: Getty ImagesThe story of the weekend was the LIV Golf…whatever, or LIV Golf Whatever, finally going from theory or proposal to the real thing. Even complete with the suppression of the press, which is an astonishingly good…